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Traditional grocery shopping has been the only option for UAE consumers to purchase groceries for a long time. However, the relatively new format, online grocery shopping is rapidly growing in popularity. Hence, consumers are presented... more

Traditional grocery shopping has been the only option for UAE consumers to purchase groceries for a long time. However, the relatively new format, online grocery shopping is rapidly growing in popularity. Hence, consumers are presented with a completely new grocery shopping experience.
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore which variables influence consumers buying intentions towards online groceries. Quantitative data has been collected from questionnaires to identify the degree of influence each variable has on consumers who chose to buy groceries online. Online grocery shopping is growing in popularity. Hence, this dissertation gives insights relevant to practitioners and academics on why consumers experience a desire to purchase groceries online. The findings of this dissertation could help online grocery retailers to respond more efficiently to consumers’ needs and preferences.

Purpose: This paper studies mobile services for supply chain management (SCM) in the e-grocery sector. The authors investigate their diffusion and formulate policies in order to stimulate the adoption. Design/Methodology/Approach: A... more

Purpose: This paper studies mobile services for supply chain management (SCM) in the e-grocery sector. The authors investigate their diffusion and formulate policies in order to stimulate the adoption. Design/Methodology/Approach: A System Dynamics model is proposed for a short fresh food supply chain (SC). The model predicts how product traceability, mobile payment, and time-based delivery management functionalities contribute to the adoption of a SCM mobile application. Findings: The three services drive the diffusion of the application. A high level of real time information brings decreased inventory levels and more frequent order placing, leading to an increased number of logistics transactions managed by the mobile application and growth in the associated revenue for the service provider company. Research Implications: The proposed study fosters research on overcoming the barriers that prevent integration, collaboration, and better visibility in e-grocery SCs. Practical Implications: This work constitutes a roadmap to identify the key enabling factors of e-grocery expansion. Originality/Value: This is one of the few contributions focusing on increasing the efficiency of e-grocery SCs by applying management strategies supported by mobile devices.

Purpose: The paper proposes a systemic methodology to assess the potential of and facilitate policies for the diffusion of a smartphone based service enabling supply chain (SC) operations in the e-grocery sector.... more

Purpose: The paper proposes a systemic methodology to assess the potential of and facilitate policies for the diffusion of a smartphone based service enabling supply chain (SC) operations in the e-grocery sector. Design/Methodology/Approach: A System Dynamics (SD) model combining the Bass paradigm for innovation diffusion and an inventory management framework is developed. Semi-structured interviews are conducted to understand the industry business processes; a simple SD model is designed to capture the most important variables together with the relationships among them; a detailed SD model is calibrated and simulation outcomes are analysed. Findings: The efficiency and reliability of the service drive its diffusion among producers and consumers, who in turn persuade retailers to adopt. The assessment methodology can be part of feasibility studies and marketing investigations in order to understand the impact of e-commerce tools on SC processes. Research implications: This contribution stresses the need to analyse how mobile information technologies may benefit all the business processes of the e-grocery SC, and not just one single process or stakeholder. Practical implications: The approach offers a roadmap to identify the factors influencing the diffusion of mobile e-grocery services as well as the associated impacts on SC processes. 2 Originality/value: The work contributes to overcoming the lack of approaches studying the diffusion of e-grocery by taking into account all the relevant aspects and stakeholders involved and not only the consumer perspective.

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